Apparatus for drying sheets of edible gelatin



Nov. 25, 1924 1,516,663

W. K, BEVERIDGE APPARATUS FOR DRYING SHEETS OF EDIBLE GELATIN Filed Sept. 14 1923 w w vw INVENTOR.

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UNITED STATES PATENT WILLIAM KEIR BEVERIDGE, OF WARWICK, ENGLAND, ASSIGNOR T GEORGE NELSON, DALE & COMPANY, LIMITED, OF WARWICK, ENGLAND.

APPARATUS FOR DRYING SHEETS OF EDIBLE GELATIN.

Appication filed September 14, 1923. Serial No. 662,783.

T0 aZZwLom it may concern: another, on the belts 3 so that they passI Be it known that I, WILLIAM KEIR BEVER- through the tunnel, the hot air delivered men, a subject of the King of Great Britain through the slots 11 drying the gelatin. 65 and Ireland. residing at Westbury House, The frames finally emerge at the end of Coten End, Warwick, in the county of Warthe tunnel 1 and are removed. The speed wick. England, have invented new and useof the belts, the delivery of air, and length ful Improvements in Apparatus for Dryof the tunnel, are determined so that the ing Sheets of Edible Gelatin, of which the sheets are just dry when the frames emerge. following is a specification. n It will be readily understood that conl The present invention relates to apparasiderable variations in detail may be made tus for manufacturing crinkled sheets of Without exceeding the scope of the invenedible gelatin, produced by the process detIOn. scribed in general in my companys Patent What l claim is;n 05 No. 1,347,226. In that process, dry gelatin l. Apparatus for drying sheets of edible 15 Sheets are enclosed in a crinkling frame gelatin held in frames, comprising a tundipped in water and left to dry either in nel, means for traversing the frames the atmosphere or under the action of a tlll'Ollgll Said tunnel, an air fan mounted on blower. The present invention provides apsaid tunnel, and a slotted air distributor paratus for rapidly drying the sheets, and mOPIled 0n said tunnel for supplying a zo a construction embodying the invention is SeI'leS 0f all jets t0 the interior thereof.

Shown in thg accompanying drawings, in 2. ApparatllS OI (lIylIlg Sheets Of edible whichgelatin held in frames, comprising a tunnel,

Figure l is a longitudinal section of the arallel endless bands for carrying the apparatus, rames traversing said tunnel, pulleys sup- Figuro 2 is a, plan View of Figure 1, and porting said bands mounted at the ends Figure 3 is :1 transverse section of the 0f Said tunnel, an aIf fan mounted On Said apparatus, tunnel, and a slotted air distributor mount- The appara/tus comprises a, tunnel 1 Cared 1.11 Sald tunnel fOr Supplying ai SGICS Of 80 ried in'y a suitable frame 2. A pair of endair Jets to the interior thereof, less belts 3 are respectively arranged on 3- .Apparatus for drying sheets of edible each side of the interior ofthe tunnel, these gelatll held in frames, comprising a tunnel, belts passing over pulleys 4 and 5 mounted parallel endless bands for carrying the at each end of, the tunnel. The pulleys 4 frames traversing said tunnel, pulleys sup- 85 are driven from any suitable power source pQImg Said bands mounted at the ends of through a gear 46 at a fairly low speed. Sad tunnel, an all'. fari mounted on said The crinkling frames 13 are of similar form tunnel, a SlOed 2111 dlstl'ibutol mounted to those described in Patent No. 1,347,226, 0:' 1 sa 1d tunnel, and bafiies mounted in said having end extensions 7, which rest on the distributor for directing air in a series of @0 belts 3, so that the frames .pass in a, ver- Jets through the slots to the interior of 40 tical position throughthe tunnel 1. Hot Sald tunnel.

ein is supplied to the interior of the tunnel 4. Apparatus for drying sheets of edible in the following manner: Air is drawn gelatln held 1n frames, COmpISng' atulmel, through a heater, diagrammatically shown parallel endless bands for carrying the M5 at 8, by a fan 9 and is supplied to a disframes traversing said tunnel, pulleys sup- 45 tributor 10 on top of the tunnel 1. Slots porting said bands mounted at the ends of 11 are provided for the air to reach the insaid tunnel, an air heater mounted on said terior of the tunnel and behind each slot is tunnel, an air fan supplied by said heater a baille 12 which catches the air and enmounted on said tunnel, and a slotted dis- M0 sures delivery through the slot. tributor mounted in said tunnel for supeo ln use, the -crinkling frames 13 are replying a series of air jets to the interior s ectively filled with a sheet of gelatin and thereof. dipped and then placed in position one after 5. Apparatus for drying sheets of edible gelatin held in frames, comprising a tunnel, parallel endless hands for carrying the frames traversing said tunnel, pulleys supporting said bands mounted at the ends of said tunnel, an nir heater mounted on said tunnel, an air fan supplied by Said heater mounted on said tunnel, a slotted air distributor mounted on Said tunnel, baffles mounted in said distributor for directing air in a series of jets through the slots to 10 the interior of said tunnel.

In witness whereof I have signed my name to this specieation. 

